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...research on issues of migration and narratives from those with backgrounds of seeking asylum. The Covid Chronicles from the Margins project explores the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspectives of creative asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK and around the world. [Refugee cartoon, society matters] While the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean...

...researchers and activists based in Britain and Greece, it doesn’t escape our attention that this kind of autonomy would not necessarily be possible for refugees elsewhere. As the EU begins to deport migrants from its shores under a new deal with Turkey, Greece continues to bear the greatest responsibility for those who arrive in Europe seeking a new life. As a result,...

...researcher’s own experience (‘experience’ being another valid concept today), a logical extension of the long-established anthropological ‘participant observation’. So taking serious account of one’s own experience – feelings too – has become an approved approach. It is true that one must still take care to avoid over-romanticising (tempting) or ignoring...

...research for the defence industry). The private sector has a role to play in innovation, but often takes a short-term view, focusing on a quick return to shareholders, and will not embrace risks, which government is better equipped to take. Moreover, markets are not good at providing public goods – things that anyone can benefit from without paying, such as a safe,...

...research by the University of Leeds' Dr Stuart Lister, this is largely due to the legislative weakness of the panels, which leave them without substantive powers to veto the decisions made by PCCs. Another problem Lister revealed is that 68% of panel members shared the same political affiliation as the PCC, leading to political partisanship in the system. Adding to these...